Guest post from Eric McCully, Reporting Architect, Cognos Business Intelligence Development
Visualization of data is a keystone of reporting. Different sets of data require different types of visualizations to provide maximum insight. Fixed libraries of visualization types for use in reporting can be very limiting to a report author trying... [Continue Reading]

James Zante, Product Manager, Risk Analytics, Integrated Market and Credit Risk
The latest report on Basel III adoption per country and pending actions on the US implementation of Dodd-Frank highlights how regulation is changing financial services, and why financial firms are adapting their business models and operations in ways that are... [Continue Reading]

Guest post from Frank van Ham, Master Inventor, Information Visualization and Visual Interaction Expert
Many years ago I pursued a Computer Science PhD by trying to find better ways to give people insight in the structure of large networks. With large network data, I mean data that describes connections between entities. You might... [Continue Reading]

Guest Post By Marcus Hearne, Business Unit Executive, IBM Business Analytics
This may not sound too exciting, but I grew up with analytics. My father founded Hearne Scientific Software Pty Ltd , an analytics software development, distribution and services company in Australia. Back then, analytical software had relatively narrow application... [Continue Reading]

“All right stop, collaborate and listen…”
Some people might argue, but former rapper and musician Vanilla Ice was a visionary.
Truth be told, he probably wasn’t talking about business analytics when he eloquently penned those famous lyrics in “ Ice, Ice Baby .” But, he could have... [Continue Reading]

Food trucks are the latest trend in the United States.
They’ve become a culinary staple in most major cities across the country. In fact, there is a sweet temptress called Flirty Cupcakes that is often parked outside the IBM offices... [Continue Reading]

In this edition of “Ask the Industry Analyst,” we sit down with Howard Dresner , Chief Research Officer of Dresner Advisory Services , and a well-known authority and author in the areas of Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management (PM).
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Marygrace Bateman, Marketing Manager for IBM Business Analytics software
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"I love going to the dentist!," said no one, ever. Yet we all need to go, every six months to be exact. You could argue a dentist visit is a commodity; there's demand for dentists due to the necessity of oral... [Continue Reading]

Guest post from Noah Iliinsky, Advanced Visualization Expert, IBM Center for Advanced Visualization
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This is a continuation of a series of posts covering the Four Pillars of Visualization. Please read my previous article for an overview of the four pillars for an effective visualization.
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Guest post from Eric Baxley, Marketing Director, IBM Business Analytics
Moving at high speeds – what could be more exhilarating? Growing up, I avidly followed Formula 1 racing in Germany and Austria, and now that I live and work in North Carolina I get to enjoy the heart-pounding thrills and chills of NASCAR racing.
Auto racing... [Continue Reading]

Guest blog by Nick Anderson, NA Team Lead, Business Analytics Client Care
Your alarm clock, your email calendar, reminder pop-ups, Facebook telling you it's your wedding anniversary (thank you Mr. Zuckerberg). These are just some of the daily mechanisms that are in place to constantly keep you up to date, on time (and out of the dog... [Continue Reading]

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In my last blog , I mentioned the massive revenue opportunity for monetizing data after signature of the Open Data Executive Order. Similar to the open commercial access of GPS satellites, we’re poised for a big data breakthrough as 10,000 new sources of data become public and machine... [Continue Reading]

(Guest post by IBM Product Marketing Manager, David Clement)
What is F orward L ooking B usiness I ntelligence?
Over the years I’ve talked to many companies experiencing the opportunities and fascination of analyzing data to improve business performance . Today, I see ... [Continue Reading]

With equal parts humor and frustration, someone has likely asked you quantify the unquantifiable and you’ve offered the reply, “How long is a piece of string?” Searching and solving unknowns is never easy for IT and big data initiatives are no different. CIOs will have to work through the ambiguity of the term "big... [Continue Reading]

Big data is not expensive or complex. While ‘expense’ is relative to an organization and its IT budgets, big data projects should not be as complex as to require an army of ERP consultants for installation, tuning, and maintenance. If you don’t grasp the business case or costs, SAP executives suggest you ‘ drive a Porsche... [Continue Reading]

(IBM) Cognos has been an acknowledged leader in the field of multi-dimensional cube technology since the early 1990’s when it first delivered PowerCubes as an underlying technology of its PowerPlay product line. Today, with the combination of Dynamic Cubes and TM1 Cubes it is perhaps even more of a leader in this field now than it was... [Continue Reading]

A follow-up to my Part III blog.
The data scientist is the most sought after practitioner in the digital age. He/she is leading the effort to tap into the potential of big data while new data sources are arriving faster than IT can keep pace. As a result this new data pace and practitioner... [Continue Reading]

This is the final post in my 5-part series that highlights the 5 main reasons you should choose IBM solutions for self-service BI.
Reason 5: Support for your role and how you work
Different people work in different ways and need BI that’s sensitive to that and their roles in the business. Your business is diverse and filled with... [Continue Reading]

Although mobile BI gets a lot of press about being the “next big thing” in Business Intelligence / Analytics it is arguable that mobile BI is a “slam dunk”, not the next frontier. Multiple vendors have pretty good mobile BI solutions and they are getting better. Mobile delivery does dramatically increase the accessibility... [Continue Reading]

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